Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling squad Stoke City FC (5-6-5, 20 points) will host defending champions Leicester City FC (4-8-4, 16 points) at their home field of Bet365 Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 17 as the 2016-2017 Premier League season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Stoke City will try to snap a two-game winless slide to get back into winning form. The team has won only two times in the last six rounds to drop to the 12th spot of the English top flight table, eight points above the bottom three relegation area and 10 points below the Europa League qualifying berth presently held by fifth-place team Tottenham Hotspur.
The Potters were able to force a 0-0 draw with fellow middling side Southampton also at the Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday, as per Daily Mail Online.
Austrian winger Marko Arnautovic was sent off in the 23rd minute after losing his cool following an altercation with Southampton midfielder Sofiane Boufal.
From there, head coach Mark Hughes' side was left with 10 men on the pitch, but they were able to keep the game goalless until time has expired, salvaging the draw and a share of a point in the overall standings.
Meanwhile, Leicester City lost for the fourth time in six games, dropping a disappointing 0-1 game to Bournemouth on the road at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday, BBC Sport reported.
Bournemouth midfielder Marc Pugh netted the lone goal of the match with a 12-yard volley shot in the 34th minute.
Both teams went scoreless after that as head coach Claudio Ranieri's squad continues to struggle in their title-defense campaign.
The Foxes are now in the 14th spot of the 20-team league table with only 16 points after 16 rounds of competitions. They are four points above the bottom three relegation area, but are a long 24 points behind current league leaders Chelsea.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 upset win by Stoke City.
Stoke City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Grant; Pieters, Martins Indi, Johnson, Shawcross; Afellay, Allen; Whelan, Shaqiri, Adam; Walters
Leicester City starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Zieler; Fuchs, Huth, Hernandez, Morgan; Albrighton, Amartey, Mahrez, King; Vardy, Slimani
